Shloka 22

Matsya Purana — The Rite of the Jaggery-Cow

Devanagari script

मन्त्रावाहनसंयुक्ताः सदा पर्वणि पर्वणि यथाश्रद्धं प्रदातव्या भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदाः //

Transliteration

mantrāvāhanasaṃyuktāḥ sadā parvaṇi parvaṇi yathāśraddhaṃ pradātavyā bhuktimuktiphalapradāḥ //

Translation

Offerings consecrated with mantra and accompanied by proper invocation (āvāhana) should always be given at every sacred occasion (parvan), according to one’s faith and capacity; they bestow the fruits of worldly enjoyment as well as liberation (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• मन्त्र (mantra): sacred formula

• आवाहन (āvāhana): ritual invocation/calling (of the deity/ancestral presence)

• संयुक्ताः (saṃyuktāḥ): endowed/combined with

• सदा (sadā): always

• पर्वणि पर्वणि (parvaṇi parvaṇi): at each parvan, on every sacred calendrical observance

• यथा (yathā): according to

• श्रद्धम् (śraddham/śraddhām): faith, sincerity, devotional intent

• प्रदातव्या (pradātavyāḥ): should be given/are to be offered

• भुक्ति (bhukti): worldly enjoyment, prosperity

• मुक्ति (mukti): liberation

• फल (phala): fruit, result

• प्रदाः (pradāḥ): bestowing, granting.

Speaker

• Lord Matsya (in instruction to Vaivasvata Manu, within the Purāṇic teaching frame)

Entities Mentioned

• Matsya
• Manu

Tags

• Dharma
• Dāna
• Ritual
• Parvan
• Mantra

FAQs

What does this verse reveal about the creation or dissolution (Pralaya)?

This verse does not address pralaya directly; it teaches that properly consecrated offerings on sacred occasions generate merit that yields both worldly well-being (bhukti) and liberation (mukti).

How does this verse relate to the duties of a King or Householder?

It frames dāna as a regular duty on calendrical sacred days (parvans): one should give in proportion to one’s śraddhā and means, ensuring the act is ritually valid through mantra and āvāhana.

What is the architectural or ritual significance mentioned here?

The ritual point is central: gifts/offerings should be accompanied by mantra and āvāhana (formal invocation), indicating that intention plus correct liturgical procedure is what makes the act spiritually efficacious.